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CVE-2023-25168

9.6 · CRITICAL

Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane.

Published Feb 9, 2023CWE-59EPSS 0.96%

Overview

CVE-2023-25168 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 9, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Wings is Pterodactyl's server control plane. This vulnerability can be used to delete files and directories recursively on the host system. This vulnerability can be combined with `GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5` to overwrite files on the host system. In order to use this exploit, an attacker must have an existing "server" allocated and controlled by Wings. This vulnerability has been resolved in version `v1.11.4` of Wings, and has been back-ported to the 1.7 release series in `v1.7.4`. Anyone running `v1.11.x` should upgrade to `v1.11.4` and anyone running `v1.7.x` should upgrade to `v1.7.4`. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/429ac62dba22997a278bc709df5ac00a5a25d83dGitHubgithub.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-66p8-j459-rq63GitHubgithub.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5GitHubgithub.com/pterodactyl/wings/commit/429ac62dba22997a278bc709df5ac00a5a25d83dGitHubgithub.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-66p8-j459-rq63GitHubgithub.com/pterodactyl/wings/security/advisories/GHSA-p8r3-83r8-jwj5

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25168?

CVE-2023-25168 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 9, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-25168?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-25168?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-25168?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-25168 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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